Colorado State University Athletics
Friday, November 25
Las Vegas, NV
9:00 PM
Colorado State
4-1,0-0Mountain West
79
vs
51
Mercer
2-2,0-0SoCon
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2
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Colorado St.
20
21
16
22
79
Mercer
12
8
17
14
51
Rams Cruise Past Mercer for Late-Night Victory
11/26/2022 1:08:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Colorado State used big runs to pick up a victory against the Bears
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Colorado State used big runs across all four quarters on its way to a 79-51 victory over Mercer on a late Friday night at the Mirage. The Rams move to 4-1 overall on the season and will face Auburn on Saturday afternoon at the Las Vegas Invitational.
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Both teams start the game trading buckets, putting the score even four minutes in at 8-8. The Rams made their first run shortly after with a 9-0 tear to lead 20-10 after the first 10 minutes of action. CSU shot 50 percent from downtown on 4-of-8 shooting and 7-of-17 from the floor.
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Colorado State put some distance between Mercer in the second quarter, using another big run, this time an 18-2 blast to lead by 25 at 39-14 with about three minutes left in the half. The Rams led 41-20 at the break after adding a pair from McKenna Hofschild at the charity stripe.
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The Rams kept their lead through the third even through Mercer got within 15 about half-way through the quarter. Colorado State's offense continued to fire on all cylinders to push its lead back to 20 at 57-37. CSU failed to hit a basket from 3-point range but got easy buckets with 12 points in the paint and the rest from the charity stripe.
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In the final quarter, CSU was able to put in the bench and continued to cruise to a victory. The Rams finished the game scoring 4-of-7 from downtown on their way to dropping 22 points, a game-high, in the frame. Of the 22 points, 14 came from the bench, as well as seven coming from four Mercer turnovers.
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Colorado State finished shooting 38 percent from 3-point (11-of-29) and 43.5 percent (30-of-69) from the floor. The Rams also converted 8-of-10 changes from the stripe. Destiny Thurman led all scorers with 19 points, including a pair of threes. Cailyn Crocker followed with 12 points and McKenna Hofschild followed hitting 10 points – extending her double-figure scoring to all five games this season.
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Colorado State will have a quick turnaround, facing Auburn on Saturday at 4:30 p.m., MT at the Las Vegas Invitational.
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Both teams start the game trading buckets, putting the score even four minutes in at 8-8. The Rams made their first run shortly after with a 9-0 tear to lead 20-10 after the first 10 minutes of action. CSU shot 50 percent from downtown on 4-of-8 shooting and 7-of-17 from the floor.
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Colorado State put some distance between Mercer in the second quarter, using another big run, this time an 18-2 blast to lead by 25 at 39-14 with about three minutes left in the half. The Rams led 41-20 at the break after adding a pair from McKenna Hofschild at the charity stripe.
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The Rams kept their lead through the third even through Mercer got within 15 about half-way through the quarter. Colorado State's offense continued to fire on all cylinders to push its lead back to 20 at 57-37. CSU failed to hit a basket from 3-point range but got easy buckets with 12 points in the paint and the rest from the charity stripe.
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In the final quarter, CSU was able to put in the bench and continued to cruise to a victory. The Rams finished the game scoring 4-of-7 from downtown on their way to dropping 22 points, a game-high, in the frame. Of the 22 points, 14 came from the bench, as well as seven coming from four Mercer turnovers.
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Colorado State finished shooting 38 percent from 3-point (11-of-29) and 43.5 percent (30-of-69) from the floor. The Rams also converted 8-of-10 changes from the stripe. Destiny Thurman led all scorers with 19 points, including a pair of threes. Cailyn Crocker followed with 12 points and McKenna Hofschild followed hitting 10 points – extending her double-figure scoring to all five games this season.
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Colorado State will have a quick turnaround, facing Auburn on Saturday at 4:30 p.m., MT at the Las Vegas Invitational.
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Team Stats
CSU
Mercer
FG%
.435
.283
3FG%
.379
.000
FT%
.800
.739
RB
40
42
TO
6
10
STL
4
1
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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